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- ↑ "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2020" (PDF). Compiled and Published under the Direction of the Clerk of the House. Florida House of Representatives . Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ "Helen Spivey is more than the "manatee lady'". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ Kennedy, Nancy. "The Manatee Lady at 92, still spunky but taking things easy". Chronicle Online.
- ↑ "Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks" (PDF). United States House of Representatives . Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ Sadusky, Nancy (2022-06-01). "Remembering the Manatee Lady Helen Spivey". Save the Manatee. Retrieved 2023-12-07.